Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-11
MGLYNN'S DEFENSE.
HE CORReCTS ARCHBISHOP CORR
CAMS STATEMENT.

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NEW YORK Feb 4-To-dav's issue of The
Standard contains a long statement by Dr.
McGlynn, in which he says; "Archbi,uol
Corrigan having seen fit to publish a TIA be
ment giving letters and parts of letter, re
lating to me- now supplement his ,u'i.ca-
ton with such documents concerning he
censures upon my course AS | have been all,
to lay my hands upon, accompanying then.
with some necessary exp anation.N
Dr. McGlynn goes on to say that his
sl,eeche, ia lSs2 for the Land league. whicl
Cardinal Slmeom described rs Gotta n.l-
propositions contrary to Catholic teacnng
simply expressed the belief that all mcu are
equally entitled to the use of the general
bounties of nature, including land, might.
air and water, and that human laws should
be changed to conform to this dictate OF
natural Justice. at is absolutely false al.
though so stated by Archbishop Corrigan.
that | recogn zed my errors and professed
to be sorry tor them reatiirmed and ex-
planned the doctrine"
DR. McGlynn cites u speech in which he
showed that the eminent fathers of the church,
st. Basil st. Ambrose, St Augustine and
Clement, taught in regard to property sub
stantially that person holding more than is
necessary to his subsistence takes from the
poor that which in justice belongs to them.
Archbishop Corrigan and he had a CORE
Spondence about this, the archbishop asking
whether the passages relied upon by Dr. Nc
Glynn We're not generally considered spu.
rious and DR.. McGlynn declaring that ac-
cordng to the weight OF authority they were
genuine. On this point DR.. McGlynn says;
Among those who denounced me to Ron,
for my Land league speeches were Bishops
Gilmore, of Cleveland, and Chatard, of In
dianapois, the former the author and the
latter the apOlogist of the famous or III
famous Cincinnati pastoral letter, which
was in great measure, deliberate thesis
ag.uls, Thomas Jeifersun's declaration OF i'll
depend nee.
D.. McG,ynn adds that OTHER bishop,
manifested intolerance. AS an instance OF
'the hmsy pretences on which they would
interfere with the right OF priest to address
pubnc meetings that could not b. said t.. be
even Of a political character" he quotes d
letter dated March 10, looG, in which the
archbishop says the bishop of Brooklyn OBJ
jected to DR.. McGlynn's speaking at meet
ing on the excise question, to be presided
over by Henry Ward Beecher, and at which
Rev Howard Crosby was also to speak
This letter was marked private, and con
tanned no command DR.. McGlynn spoke at
the meeting, and afterward wrote the arch
bishop that the breaking of Il publicly adver-
tised engagement would have caused scandal,
and that his presence led to eulOgies upon
the Catholic church from Mr.. beecher and
Dr. Crosby, and that conversation with
Dr. Crosby had convinced him that that gen
tlemans asperity toward the church in some
matters might be softened 10y more frequent
cooperation of this kind. incidentally DR..
McGlym brings out the fact that at this
very time he was interceding with President
Cleveland at the archbishop'S request for a
political purpose-the promotion of Gen.
Newton. The reason DR.. McGlynn spoke at
Cmckerihg hall for Henry George. after
being ordered 10y he archbishop not TO do 50.
was that the order was not given until after
DR.. Mc(ilym had promised and been adver
It's d to speak. 1t would be a pubic scandal
and breach of contract not to speak. But
he agreed not to speak again His suSpen-
sion came next day, and he observed it,
though the archbishop and Vicar General
Preston, he says, have circulated the f;.lse
rumor chat he continued to say mass. In re-
spect to the archbishops remark that
next came the sad sight of Il Catholic
priest riding in an open barouche
from poll 10 poll he asks: "What law,
! l
was a somewhat unusual thing, yet | was
unprled to it by sense of Justice to the
cause Mr. George represented, and as a par
tial offset to the influence of the widely pub
Ished political manifesto of MgH Presto 5
address to the chairman of tie Tammai.y
hall committee on resolutions. and protest
against the denunCiations hurled from several
Catholic affairs at Mr.. George and his party;
against the abuse of the confessional. i'll
| which men had been coercel from attending
Mr. Georges meetings by the threat of re-
fusal of dissolution; and against the influence
used by the archbishop TO have clergymen
| try TO defeat the constitutional amendment
DR.. McGlynn supplies the part of his letter
refusing To 20 to Rome, omitted in the
arcub'snop'- published version: Il find
that | shall not be- able to go 20
Rome. There are several personal rea-
sons have had reason to feel CON
cerued about my health for some time,
and my physician orders me not to under
take the journey" Here followed other
reasOnsl. a similar addition is made to the
letting refusing to call ON the archbishop to
| get Cardinal SlmeOnl'S letter. 1t SHOWS that
he gave his i'll health as the reason.
| Dr. McGlynn concludes by declaring that
in becoming IA priest he did not evado the
| ultle7 llpI SUI Iclluti Inc ulhol u man anu
a citizen in political movements, He says:
II deny the right of bishops, propaganda
or pope to punish me for my opinions in
political economy unless they can show
that these opinions are clearly contrary
to the Christian religion. | deny the
right Of bishop, propaganda or pope
to order me to Rome. he vow Of ODE
dience of the priest Is simply promise to
obey the church authorities in mifters con-
corning the priests duties of religion. My
obligation to the propaganda was not to do
whatever thai institution should see tit to
command, but simply to return to my native
| place aud there devote myself to the min
istgy OF religion In an interview during
| the canvass | admouished certain ecclesias
teal disnitares against the danger of re-
p at.ns the folly and shame of condemning
scientific truth as religious heresy, in the
condemnation of Calico and Copernicus. 1t
seems that they are fated to repeat this
| crime and blunler and to add another to the